CONSIDERING MACBETH ACT ONE

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VIOLENCEFEAR AND HORRORGOOD AND EVILTHE FEMALE GOTHICTRANSGRESSIONCONSIDERING ACT ONEThe battles of Macbeth: what quotes did you find?The violence of the act the two are consideringLady Macbeth's violence?IMPACT?LINKS WITH OTHER TEXTS?Is anyone 'good'? How are they described?Who is evil?IMPACT?OTHER TEXTS?Killing the king?Thinking such thoughts?Violent promises?IMPACT?OTHER TEXTS?The witches - supernatural? Gender?Lady Macbeth - evil seductress?IMPACT?OTHER TEXTS?Setting? Supernatural?Violence?Transgression?CONTEXT?OTHER TEXTS?SUPERNATURALWitches?Lady Macbeth?IMPACT?OTHER TEXTS?ACT TWO...Read the opening exchange between Fleance and Banquo:

Think about the following:How Fleance's presence reminds us of the propheciesHow tension and fear is created through settingOther gothic elements referred to in this exchangeShakespeare's use of ironyMACBETH ENTERSHow does Macbeth's entrance intensify the tension?

Consider how Shakespeare uses language and dramatic form.

In small groups, consider the DAGGER speech. Listen to the reading and then annotate as closely as you can paying attention to language, form and structure.Think about the structure of the speech, how does it portray McB state of mind?The second act is devoted entirely to the death of Duncan. In terms of dramatic structure this act is THE COMPLICATING ACTION. This scene can be divided into three parts - what are they?STRETCH AND CHALLENGEhttp://bardweb.net/content/readings/macbeth/lines.html